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ea0078p40 | Miscellaneous | BSPED2021

Can playing a computer game assess muscle function? Using ability captured through interactive video evaluation (ACTIVE) in duchenne muscular dystrophy

McElvaney Joseph , Wood Claire , Hollingsworth Kieren G , Hughes Eric , Muni Lofra Robert , Mayhew Anna , Sodhi Jassi , James Meredith , Cheetham Tim , Straub Volker

Introduction: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is associated with progressive decline in muscle function and loss of ambulation in the teenage years. Objective assessments of upper limb performance are required but functional assessments and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are time consuming and costly. ACTIVE-seated (Ability Captured Through Interactive Video Evaluation) is a fun, inexpensive, movement tracking video game that can measure Functional Reaching Volume (FRV). <...